Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer at talabat you operate across multiple levels including a team domain as well as your chapter and the wider Tech org On a team level you are the voice of your chapter helping teams understand the Chapter direction and providing hands-on technical mentorship You also might drive critical complex initiatives impacting multiple teams On a domain level you establish yourself as a partner to your Engineering Product and Data counterparts senior managers or directors other senior engineers You drive the improvement of systems and processes simplifying what s complex and removing bottlenecks You drive the RFC review process to foster a broad insight into our overall app architecture On a chapter level you are a key contributor to the evolution of your Chapter Vision amp Strategy You sponsor and drive the key Chapter initiatives and orchestrate mentorship efforts across the wider tech org On a tech org level you contribute to the improvement of overall developer experience from branding initiatives hiring to helping individuals and teams be more effective You critically question and drive improvement across the org Note On top of being the industry leader when it comes to your craft this role requires someone willing to assume end-to-end ownership of a specific area of our system willing to amplify your knowledge and support others to explore better ways of developing products Here at talabat we are building a high performance culture through engaged workforce and growing talent density We re all about keeping it real and making a difference Our 6 000 strong talabaty are on an awesome mission to spread positive vibes We are proud to be a multi great place to work award winner

A little bit about our engineering cultureShorten Feedback Loops we optimize for flow of value in small batches so that we can learn faster and minimize waste This applies to how we build systems communicate with each other etc

Quality enables Speed

we adhere to XP Lean and Continuous Delivery practices to deliver value with the highest quality security in a sustainable way

Product-minded Engineers

we all have a good understanding of our business amp customer problems to minimize costly hand-overs and ensure we solve problems more effectively and faster Empathetic and able to easily build relationships Great verbal and written communication skills Humble, curious, and open-minded with a growth mindset, thriving on continuous feedback Great understanding of lean/agile values & amp principles and associated practices

Skills & Experience

• Solid experience building large-scale applications using modern programming languages (e.g. C#, Java, Go, etc.).
• Proven ability to mentor other engineers
• 8+ years of software engineering experience of which 2+ years should be within Extreme Programming environment (TDD, Pair Programming, Simple Design, and Continuous Refactoring)
• Solid experience building large-scale applications using modern programming languages (e.g. C#, Java, Go, etc.)
• Expert in Distributed Systems Architecture (Microservices, Event-Driven, RESTful Services)
• Familiarity with the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends/emerging tech
• Proficient in testing with focus on automated end to end quality
• Experience working with relational and nonrelational databases
• Exposed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
• Experience building, maintaining and improving with Trunk Based Development and Continous Delivery